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[Sinpool]

I tried to dig deep but my fam don't know shit and I dont understand that GEDmatch stuff

That kit you have is autosomal right?

I remember seeing that word somewhere so Imma say yes. 

[Herb.]

I tried to dig deep but my fam don't know shit and I dont understand that GEDmatch stuff

That kit you have is autosomal right?

I remember seeing that word somewhere so Imma say yes. 

;,mpj[nohbpigvouicyutxyrzetrsjdfguhibjn

autosomal means its a reading from your entire genome -- both sides of the family
instead of isolating it to your maternal (Mtdna) line or dad's line

[Sinpool]

I tried to dig deep but my fam don't know shit and I dont understand that GEDmatch stuff

That kit you have is autosomal right?

I remember seeing that word somewhere so Imma say yes. 

;,mpj[nohbpigvouicyutxyrzetrsjdfguhibjn

autosomal means its a reading from your entire genome -- both sides of the family
instead of isolating it to your maternal (Mtdna) line or dad's line

Oh yeah lol it was

[Herb.]

I tried to dig deep but my fam don't know shit and I dont understand that GEDmatch stuff

That kit you have is autosomal right?

I remember seeing that word somewhere so Imma say yes. 

;,mpj[nohbpigvouicyutxyrzetrsjdfguhibjn

autosomal means its a reading from your entire genome -- both sides of the family
instead of isolating it to your maternal (Mtdna) line or dad's line

Oh yeah lol it was

ill study it a bit 2morrow 

[Sinpool]

I tried to dig deep but my fam don't know shit and I dont understand that GEDmatch stuff

That kit you have is autosomal right?

I remember seeing that word somewhere so Imma say yes. 

;,mpj[nohbpigvouicyutxyrzetrsjdfguhibjn

autosomal means its a reading from your entire genome -- both sides of the family
instead of isolating it to your maternal (Mtdna) line or dad's line

Oh yeah lol it was

ill study it a bit 2morrow 

[LiiVE]

I've finally found the last piece of my ancestral puzzle.

I'll begin with this picture. This is my great great great Grandmother, on my mother's side.

She was of French and Black descent, and was a DeBerry (a Northern French name -- my mother's maiden name.)

Looking at this, you can clearly tell she was not enslaved. And possibly had some wealth, even. I later learned the term for what she was, which is a free person of color.

"Free people of color" was a term most used in FRENCH colonies.



I decided to look up the details of the free people of color:

When I looked it up @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_people_of_color

I kept seeing one word keep popping up: Haiti. The French actually had colonies in Haiti where a lot of these free people of color existed.

I was like whoa Because I remembered these words...

Taron told me months ago:

your features remind me of this Hatian girl from NYC that I went to school with. She had the prettiest chocolatey skin with this LONG beautiful wavy hair and her brother was so sexy

Monk told me months ago:

I rlly thought Afro was Haitian
idk why

had some Haitian coworkers in NYC
and they all have this similar look

u look distinctly Haitian

Now i'm not gonna lie, when they told me this mess I was originally looking like ... Haitian? gor... sdnnsdndssd

I would have NEVER thought to look there for anything, because my family is not "Caribbean".

When I say my mouth DROPPED. I totally forgot how closely Haitian and French relations were!

She was basically Creole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_peoples

My mother's DNA is strong as fuck.

  omgwow its amazing how strong genes can be. I was amazed how much you look like your great grandmother. I wish I had your patience & dedication  to sit down and really see where my family is from

[AIDS!]

I've finally found the last piece of my ancestral puzzle.

I'll begin with this picture. This is my great great great Grandmother, on my mother's side.

She was of French and Black descent, and was a DeBerry (a Northern French name -- my mother's maiden name.)

Looking at this, you can clearly tell she was not enslaved. And possibly had some wealth, even. I later learned the term for what she was, which is a free person of color.

"Free people of color" was a term most used in FRENCH colonies.



I decided to look up the details of the free people of color:

When I looked it up @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_people_of_color

I kept seeing one word keep popping up: Haiti. The French actually had colonies in Haiti where a lot of these free people of color existed.

I was like whoa Because I remembered these words...

Taron told me months ago:

your features remind me of this Hatian girl from NYC that I went to school with. She had the prettiest chocolatey skin with this LONG beautiful wavy hair and her brother was so sexy

Monk told me months ago:

I rlly thought Afro was Haitian
idk why

had some Haitian coworkers in NYC
and they all have this similar look

u look distinctly Haitian

Now i'm not gonna lie, when they told me this mess I was originally looking like ... Haitian? gor... sdnnsdndssd

I would have NEVER thought to look there for anything, because my family is not "Caribbean".

When I say my mouth DROPPED. I totally forgot how closely Haitian and French relations were!

She was basically Creole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_peoples

My mother's DNA is strong as fuck.

  omgwow its amazing how strong genes can be. I was amazed how much you look like your great grandmother. I wish I had your patience & dedication  to sit down and really see where my family is from

You give a Congo tea

[AIDS!]

And we'll done Herbs
All that patience, hard and perseverance paid off
You must feel 'complete'?

[Young]

This is amazing

Luv, download your raw DNA file from Ancestry and upload it to GEDMatch if you want a more thorough breakdown of your mess.

I'll help you learn how to use it.
ANd how to read the results...

Omfff thanks 

[Herb.]

And we'll done Herbs
All that patience, hard and perseverance paid off
You must feel 'complete'?

YESS!!!!!

am so relieved

I thank God that I have that picture of my great great great grandmother. Otherwise I would have never put the pieces together tbh. She was the biggest piece of the puzzle. beautiful self 

I'm so happy ssss

and why do I suddenly luv 'fas more 

[Herb.]

I've finally found the last piece of my ancestral puzzle.

I'll begin with this picture. This is my great great great Grandmother, on my mother's side.

She was of French and Black descent, and was a DeBerry (a Northern French name -- my mother's maiden name.)

Looking at this, you can clearly tell she was not enslaved. And possibly had some wealth, even. I later learned the term for what she was, which is a free person of color.

"Free people of color" was a term most used in FRENCH colonies.



I decided to look up the details of the free people of color:

When I looked it up @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_people_of_color

I kept seeing one word keep popping up: Haiti. The French actually had colonies in Haiti where a lot of these free people of color existed.

I was like whoa Because I remembered these words...

Taron told me months ago:

your features remind me of this Hatian girl from NYC that I went to school with. She had the prettiest chocolatey skin with this LONG beautiful wavy hair and her brother was so sexy

Monk told me months ago:

I rlly thought Afro was Haitian
idk why

had some Haitian coworkers in NYC
and they all have this similar look

u look distinctly Haitian

Now i'm not gonna lie, when they told me this mess I was originally looking like ... Haitian? gor... sdnnsdndssd

I would have NEVER thought to look there for anything, because my family is not "Caribbean".

When I say my mouth DROPPED. I totally forgot how closely Haitian and French relations were!

She was basically Creole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_peoples

My mother's DNA is strong as fuck.

  omgwow its amazing how strong genes can be. I was amazed how much you look like your great grandmother. I wish I had your patience & dedication  to sit down and really see where my family is from

I think what fueled my curiosity is other people honestly. People like you and Monk who assume my roots are somewhere besides America. Monk was so SURE.  A lot of people are like that, they swear up and down that me and my sisters are from the West Indies or something.

But as you can see through my intensive research, my grandmother knew very little about a lot of her heritage. So we were raised as black Americans.

So you can imagine my confusion when people are asking me if I'm Haitian, or Jamaican, or West Indian. It's like where the FUCK are u getting that from? I'm not Caribbean 

It got especially bad when I started growing my hair out. Which is something I've never done before.

That's what fueled me. I didn't want to stop until I had a solid answer. I'm satisfied now!!!!!!!!

[Herb.]

This is amazing

Luv, download your raw DNA file from Ancestry and upload it to GEDMatch if you want a more thorough breakdown of your mess.

I'll help you learn how to use it.
ANd how to read the results...

Omfff thanks 

PM me the kit # they give you once you upload it

[Herb.]

OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

I just found....there is an entire CITY named "DeBerry" , my mom's maiden name, which sits right on the border of Louisiana in Texas!!!



my mind is officially BLOWN

[LiiVE]

I've finally found the last piece of my ancestral puzzle.

I'll begin with this picture. This is my great great great Grandmother, on my mother's side.

She was of French and Black descent, and was a DeBerry (a Northern French name -- my mother's maiden name.)

Looking at this, you can clearly tell she was not enslaved. And possibly had some wealth, even. I later learned the term for what she was, which is a free person of color.

"Free people of color" was a term most used in FRENCH colonies.



I decided to look up the details of the free people of color:

When I looked it up @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_people_of_color

I kept seeing one word keep popping up: Haiti. The French actually had colonies in Haiti where a lot of these free people of color existed.

I was like whoa Because I remembered these words...

Taron told me months ago:

your features remind me of this Hatian girl from NYC that I went to school with. She had the prettiest chocolatey skin with this LONG beautiful wavy hair and her brother was so sexy

Monk told me months ago:

I rlly thought Afro was Haitian
idk why

had some Haitian coworkers in NYC
and they all have this similar look

u look distinctly Haitian

Now i'm not gonna lie, when they told me this mess I was originally looking like ... Haitian? gor... sdnnsdndssd

I would have NEVER thought to look there for anything, because my family is not "Caribbean".

When I say my mouth DROPPED. I totally forgot how closely Haitian and French relations were!

She was basically Creole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_peoples

My mother's DNA is strong as fuck.

  omgwow its amazing how strong genes can be. I was amazed how much you look like your great grandmother. I wish I had your patience & dedication  to sit down and really see where my family is from

You give a Congo tea

oh hey! lemme google and see what they give

[LiiVE]

OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

I just found....there is an entire CITY named "DeBerry" , my mom's maiden name, which sits right on the border of Louisiana in Texas!!!



my mind is officially BLOWN

omgg   wait are u rich now?